As a result, it said it is having to cancel some flights. Overall, it said that between October and December it expects to operate 60% less capacity than during the same period last year, compared with a previously planned reduction of 46%. Budget airline easyJet this week also said it was cutting flights.
Over the past few weeks, British tourists in particular have faced travel chaos after the government took countries off its safe list. The travel advice to the two most visited countries,
The sudden changes have rocked the travel industry, which had been seeking to salvage something from the summer season following weeks of restrictions on pubic gatherings and businesses.
It also said it has reached an agreement in principle with the Unite union over changes to the pay and conditions of
The airline is in the process of reducing headcount by up to 13,000 people, and said that, by the end of August, some 8,236 employees had left the business, “mostly as a result of voluntary redundancy."
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